| 词汇 | treadle |
| 释义 | treadle noun[ C ] uk /ˈtred.əl/ us /ˈtred.əl/ a part of a machine that, when operated by the foot, gives the power to turn a wheel in the machine: （带动机器中轮子转动的）踏板 My grandmother still uses her old treadle sewing machine.我奶奶仍然用着她那台老掉牙的脚踏缝纫机。 Compare pedalnoun Machines - Engines & motors clockwork electromotive engine exhaust motor multi-engine power-assisted servomechanism servomotor sprocket starter motor steam engine traction engine turbo work workings Examples of treadletreadle Starin (1989) found that pigeons preferred a terminal link requiring pecking over a terminal link requiring treadle pressing with the same programmed delay to reinforcement. The experimenter found that those brain-damaged rabbits still learnt to press a treadle to obtain food. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I tried to participate in irrigation by using a treadle pump. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He put his foot on the treadle and his hand under the press, and his fingers were cut off. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When we go abroad we all see wonderful schemes involving treadle pumps—water pumps operated by children running round roundabouts—and other examples of small technology, as opposed to huge hydroelectric schemes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Household sewing machines were powered with a foot treadle; however, factory sewing machines were steam powered from a line shaft. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. About that time, the spindle method of spinning was replaced by the great wheel and soon after the treadle-driven spinning wheel. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The tie-up consists of cords or similar mechanical linkages tying the treadles to the lams that actually lift or lower the shaft. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Over the course of 12 years, 1.5 million treadle pumps were purchased, increasing the purchaser's income by $150 million annually. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Using treadles or some other mechanism, the heddles are raised and lowered to open the shed in the warp threads. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The interlocking was normally released by trains passing over track treadles as they entered the next section. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Lately, however, the described wells/pumps are no longer very efficient and can be replaced by either handpumps or treadle pumps. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. By the end of 1984, 26,701 treadle pumps had been sold. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Around 1480, the crank mechanism is further mechanized by adding a treadle. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The lower end of the heddle leaves are attached to treadles or marches. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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